LONDON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- As the European Union looks to set new emissions reduction targets in Brussels, the United Kingdom is coming off a significant energy production milestone. Thanks to the onslaught of high winds brought by Hurricane Gonzalo, wind turbines outproduced nuclear power plants on Tuesday -- supplying 14.2 percent of all electricity to nuclear's 13.2 percent.
The impressive news comes a few days after the country's wind energy sector set a daily production record, generating 6,372 megawatts and accounting for a fifth of the U.K.'s energy needs. Though U.K. wind power production is enjoying an upward trajectory, its recent successes haven't been without help.